Show AGRICULTURE IN ALASKA The area of Ala Alaska IR Is so great that the United States government main maln alaS fic agricultural experiment sta In the tho territory so 80 situated that crops crop may b be t tested under all tho ho ell matte conditions on Ite strip o of coast southeast has a fairly mile climate while lIlt lie station at t Rampart III clo cioe c to the A Arctic felic circle C C Geor son special ag agent nt in charge chane or of all the lie In his annual Issued h by the tho United States of oC AgrIculture declares un CI II I that thit Alaska Is an that good Soll ha hp ha produced In tiny quantIty lou fOl fil filter ter while the native can stock In excellent In slimmer ummer Ho says also that thal g cabbage Col II Ii lettuce anti and In short shortall shortall all thE ha hardY hard can be ron tl t i rid to p perfection up Oven within lie tho ArCtiC circle as h has lS been Proved h by of settlers mit Bul before Alaska can bo 10 larg Io railroads and n roads b be bUilt Under present Ment conditIonS ho li says ns few ew f farm Jm ors era can afford to KO 0 to lo with their families Camme live stock find equip mont ment Tile hc of transportation would equal tho ho cost of a urn In lie tho States It is essentIal or good crops In Alo AlaSka IQ Ip In lOOS 1905 the rain fail all during th on at SlUm us lG 1622 Inches against 2 Inches the year and In 1906 rho rainfall sun th ha result li In tos large CrOPS pf potatoes C cabbage b lg flower md and various root crops The also was better Mr r Georgeson believes that A Alaska has huia undeveloped t for forthe or orthe the support of a large e population But there thore a as hue he sa says B Nature II is stern and uncompromising and we must submit to lo conditions sue Nho Imposes Among ninny many interesting acts given In lh the n report Is this a were ere brou brought ht to maturity out of doors on oil the tho Hot Springs arm which is 18 In Inthe the lie Tanana allo In latitude 6 13 I de degrees grees It seems that on part of this farm furm the Iho soil Is warmed from froni Lh same fiRm source whatever It I is that heats the tilo water of the tho springs This farm hu has no now acres regularly un under under der crop the lie portion devoted to toI pots toes I |